Born in Portland, Maine a daughter of the late Horace E. and Loreta F. (Hutton) Crandall.
Mrs. Richards had worked as an office clerk for many years in the insurance industry.
She is survived by her daughters Gale Correia of Taunton, MA and Janet Corben of Plymouth; granddaughters Tracy Correia of Sharon, MA and Erika Tlasek of Halifax, MA; and great granddaughter Ava Tlasek of Halifax, MA.